Symptoms

Cancer Type:

General Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Targeted Therapy, Symptoms

Disease Learning:

Case Based Panel Discussion - Stage 3 NSCLC Treatment Standard and the Risk of Potential Pneumonitis

Dr. Jack West recently had the privilege to spend time with Drs. Millie Das and Matthew Gubens for a series of case-based discussions regarding...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

General Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Immunotherapies, Symptoms, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy

Disease Learning:

Supportive Care Video Series 2019 - Cachexia

We are very excited to bring to you more information through our new program regarding supportive care in cancer treatment. Arjun Gupta, MD, one of...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Disease Learning:

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, General Blood Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer, Other, General Lung Cancer, Symptoms

Supportive Care Video Series 2019 - Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)

We are very excited to bring to you this new program on supportive care in cancer treatment. Arjun Gupta, MD, one of the GRACE Fellows Ambassador...

Cancer Journey:

In Treatment, In Remission, Survivorship

Cancer Type:

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Disease Learning:

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, General Lung Cancer, General Blood Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer, Other, Symptoms

How GRACE Helped

Two of GRACE's earliest followers, Laya Dogmetchi and Jim Celebucki, talk about how the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education helps cancer...

Cancer Journey:

Survivorship

Cancer Type:

Lung Cancer, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Disease Learning:

General Lung Cancer, Symptoms, Other

Articles

Chance of Cure in Advanced Cancer: What do Older Patients Believe

At ASCO 2018, Dr. Melissa Loh presented a study titled: "Chance of Cure in Advanced Cancer: What Do Older Patients Believe and How Are These Beliefs Related to Their Preferences?". This study looked at patients and their beliefs regarding a cure for cancer, specifically in older patients with advanced cancer. Patients who are certain that they could be cured pose unique challenges for physicians and shows a need for clear communication between patients and their physicians regarding the outcome of treatment and quality of life.

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Lung Cancer, Blood Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Disease Learning:

General Lung Cancer, Aging and Elderly, Symptoms, General Blood Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Is immunotherapy the wrong choice for some lung cancer patients?

Amidst all of the glowing reports about immunotherapy for lung and many other cancers, it would be understandable for patients and physicians to be tempted to rush toward prioritizing immunotherapy as the first treatment strategy to pursue. In fact ...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Targeted Therapy, First-line treatment, Symptoms, Second-line treatment

Disease Learning:

Should Alecensa (Alectinib) be the new first line ALK inhibitor for ALK-positive NSCLC?

Probably the most immediate potentially practice-changing presentation from ASCO was the Japanese J-ALEX study in the subset of about 4-5% of...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Targeted Therapy, First-line treatment, Symptoms, Targeted Therapies – ALK

Disease Learning:

Second Line Chemotherapy Options for SCLC

Dr. Cathy Pietanza from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses standard chemotherapy options for treatment of both sensitive and refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Chemotherapy, Scans - PET-CT, etc., Symptoms

Disease Learning:

Repeat Biopsies and Emerging Technologies for Plasma Sampling of Mutations Seen with Acquired Resistance

Dr. Leora Horn of Vanderbilt University reviews the rapidly evolving issue and growing value of repeat biopsies, including plasma sampling as a "liquid biopsy" option, in the setting of acquired resistance to a driver mutation in advanced NSCLC.

Cancer Journey:

In Treatment, Just Diagnosed

Cancer Type:

Targeted Therapy, Procedures & Treatments, First-line treatment, Molecular Testing, Maintenance Therapy, Symptoms, Biopsy/Tissue Collection

Disease Learning:

Community Forum

Catching Your Breath

This is an article from an older version of Grace: Catching Your Breath Published February 17, 2012 | By Dr. Harman Shortness of breath, air hunger,...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Symptoms

Disease Learning:

Tough decision between a whole brain radiation vs occipital craniotomy

My wife is experiencing a second time brain tumor recurrence. She had her first occipital craniotomy back in 2011. On late Oct 2013 she began to...

Cancer Journey:

In Treatment, Survivorship

Cancer Type:

Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Symptoms, Pain Medication, Procedures & Treatments, Maintenance Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Disease Learning:

Managing Effects of Brain Met

It is as if my mom's digestive system is now paralyzed. No one seems to know what to do or how to give her relief from the nausea and discomfort, or...

Cancer Journey:

Cancer Type:

Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer

Disease Learning:

Lung Cancer, General Lung Cancer, Symptoms, Nausea Medication, Procedures & Treatments, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, General Head and Neck Cancer, Other

Nodule concern

I’m a 40yr old female with a smoking history of 20+ years. I have chronic brown phlegm (for years) with little to no coughing. I had a chest X-ray in...

Cancer Journey:

Just Diagnosed

Cancer Type: